GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (75-67) at SAN FRANCISCO (64-78)

NL: LA DODGERS (75-67) at SAN FRANCISCO (64-78)

<h3>Dodgers look to claim series over hated Giants</h3>

<div class="pre">LA Dodgers (75-67) at San Francisco (64-78) 4:05 pm EDT</div>

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) - The streaking Los Angeles Dodgers hopeto continue their dominance of AT&T Park on Sunday when theymeet the San Francisco Giants in the rubber match of theirthree-game set.


Los Angeles has won 12 of their last 13 road games against theGiants, including their 6-2 victory on Saturday in which starterDavid Wells allowed just two runs and four hits over seveninnings.


The Dodgers trail San Diego (77-64) by 2 1/2 games in theNational League wild card race. They are 4 1/2 games back ofArizona (80-63) in the West.


In an effort to keep pace with their division rivals, LosAngeles will ask Brad Penny (15-4, 2.82 ERA) to get his secondwin in as many starts. He permitted two runs - one earned - andseven hits over seven innings in a 6-2 win at Chicago onTuesday.


The righthander is 3-3 with a 3.65 ERA lifetime against theGiants.


San Francisco will respond with Matt Cain (7-14, 3.83),who hopes to rebound from a poor outing that ended a three-gamewinning streak. He surrendered six runs and five hits over acareer-low 2 2/3 innings in last Sunday's 7-4 loss at Colorado.

Unfortunately for the Giants, his track record vs. the Dodgersdoes not inspire much confidence as the 22-year-old righthanderis 0-3 with a 7.23 ERA in four career starts against them.

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS AT SAN FRANCISCO -- LINEUPS

LA DODGERS SAN FRANCISCO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Tony Abreu SS .295 1 10 Dave Roberts CF .259 2 21
Juan Pierre CF .292 0 36 Kevin Frandsen 2B .241 4 24
Matt Kemp RF .339 10 37 Randy Winn RF .297 10 50
Jeff Kent 2B .292 17 74 Barry Bonds LF .276 28 66
James Loney 1B .316 9 44 Ryan Klesko 1B .266 6 42
Russell Martin C .298 17 81 Bengie Molina C .280 17 77
Andre Ethier LF .287 11 58 Pedro Feliz 3B .254 18 65
Nomar Garciaparra 3B .277 6 57 Omar Vizquel SS .241 2 41
Brad Penny RHP .250 0 6 Matt Cain RHP .080 2 4
(15-4, 2.82) (7-14, 3.83)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
WARMUPS: LOS - BRAD PENNY (15-4, 2.82)
SFO - MATT CAIN (7-14, 3.83)

UMPIRES: HP - BRIAN KNIGHT
1B - TIM TSCHIDA
2B - JIM JOYCE
3B - JEFF NELSON

WEATHER: 69 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 9 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
STARTING BATS: LOS - BRAD PENNY AND RUSSELL MARTIN
SFO - MATT CAIN AND BENGIE MOLINA

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: T ABREU (.295, 1 HR, 10 RBI)
J PIERRE (.292, 0 HR, 36 RBI)
M KEMP (.339, 10 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRAD PENNY
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.259, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
K FRANDSEN (.241, 4 HR, 24 RBI)
R WINN (.297, 10 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (0) VS SAN FRANCISCO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Abreu ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
A Ethier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Winn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.82

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.81

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 13-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M Cain 3-0. Batters
faced: M Cain 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jeff Nelson.

Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LOS - BRAD PENNY
SFO - MATT CAIN</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY RANDY WINN SCORED DAVE ROBERTS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B BONDS (.276, 28 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRAD PENNY
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.292, 17 HR, 74 RBI)
J LONEY (.316, 9 HR, 44 RBI)
R MARTIN (.298, 17 HR, 81 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (0) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Abreu ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
A Ethier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Penny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Winn rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .296
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080

Totals 3 1 1 1 1 0 1

BATTING: 2B - D Roberts (15, B Penny). S - K Frandsen. RBI - R Winn (51). Team
LOB - 1.


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 1 -- 1
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.85

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.81

Pitches-strikes: B Penny 14-6; M Cain 13-10. Ground balls-fly balls: B Penny
3-0; M Cain 3-0. Batters faced: B Penny 5; M Cain 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jeff Nelson.

Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JEFF KENT (18) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF MATT CAIN.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.316, 9 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 1 1 3 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRAD PENNY
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.280, 17 HR, 77 RBI)
P FELIZ (.254, 18 HR, 65 RBI)
O VIZQUEL (.241, 2 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (1) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Abreu ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
J Kent 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
A Ethier lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
B Penny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 0 2

BATTING: HR - J Kent (18, 2nd inning off M Cain 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Kent
(75). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Penny 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Winn rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .296
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080

Totals 3 1 1 1 1 0 1

BATTING: 2B - D Roberts (15, B Penny). S - K Frandsen. RBI - R Winn (51). Team
LOB - 1.


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LA DODGERS - 01 -- 1
SAN FRANCISCO - 1 -- 1
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.85

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 3.84

Pitches-strikes: B Penny 14-6; M Cain 32-23. Ground balls-fly balls: B Penny
3-0; M Cain 4-2. Batters faced: B Penny 5; M Cain 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jeff Nelson.

Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 1 1 3 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 1 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRAD PENNY
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: T ABREU (.293, 0-FOR-1)
J PIERRE (.291, 0-FOR-1)
M KEMP (.338, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (1) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Abreu ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
J Kent 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
A Ethier lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
B Penny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 0 2

BATTING: HR - J Kent (18, 2nd inning off M Cain 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Kent
(75). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Penny 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Winn rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .296
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
B Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .078

Totals 7 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - D Roberts (15, B Penny). S - K Frandsen. RBI - R Winn (51). Team
LOB - 2.


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LA DODGERS - 01 -- 1
SAN FRANCISCO - 10 -- 1
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.84

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 3.84

Pitches-strikes: B Penny 27-16; M Cain 32-23. Ground balls-fly balls: B Penny
4-2; M Cain 4-2. Batters faced: B Penny 9; M Cain 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jeff Nelson.

Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 1 0 1 3 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 1 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRAD PENNY
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.261, 1-FOR-1)
K FRANDSEN (.241, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
R WINN (.296, 0-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (1) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Abreu ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Pierre cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Kemp rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
J Kent 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
A Ethier lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
B Penny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246

Totals 12 1 3 1 0 0 2

BATTING: HR - J Kent (18, 2nd inning off M Cain 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Kent
(75). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Penny 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Winn rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .296
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
B Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .078

Totals 7 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - D Roberts (15, B Penny). S - K Frandsen. RBI - R Winn (51). Team
LOB - 2.


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LA DODGERS - 010 -- 1
SAN FRANCISCO - 10 -- 1
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.84

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 3.81

Pitches-strikes: B Penny 27-16; M Cain 43-30. Ground balls-fly balls: B Penny
4-2; M Cain 5-4. Batters faced: B Penny 9; M Cain 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jeff Nelson.

Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 1 0 1 3 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 1 5 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRAD PENNY
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.293, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
J LONEY (.314, 0-FOR-1)
R MARTIN (.297, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (1) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Abreu ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Pierre cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Kemp rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
J Kent 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
R Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
A Ethier lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
B Penny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246

Totals 12 1 3 1 0 0 2

BATTING: HR - J Kent (18, 2nd inning off M Cain 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Kent
(75). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Penny 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Abreu-J Loney).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .264
K Frandsen 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
R Winn rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298
B Bonds lf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .278
R Klesko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264
B Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .078

Totals 12 1 5 1 1 0 7

BATTING: 2B - D Roberts (15, B Penny). S - K Frandsen. RBI - R Winn (51).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Klesko 1. GIDP - K Frandsen. Team
LOB - 4.


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LA DODGERS - 010 -- 1
SAN FRANCISCO - 100 -- 1
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny 3 5 1 1 1 0 0 2.82

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 3.81

Pitches-strikes: B Penny 45-27; M Cain 43-30. Ground balls-fly balls: B Penny
6-3; M Cain 5-4. Batters faced: B Penny 14; M Cain 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jeff Nelson.

Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 1 0 0 1 4 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 1 5 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - BRAD PENNY
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.281, 1-FOR-1)
P FELIZ (.254, 0-FOR-1)
O VIZQUEL (.240, 0-FOR-1)</div>